World Tuberculosis Day
Each year on 24 March, the world marks World Tuberculosis Day to raise awareness about the health, economic and social impacts of tuberculosis. The date marks the day Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of …
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International Women’s Day 2026
8 March marks the United Nation’s International Women’s Day. Physiotherapists play a key role in women’s health, and in recent years physiotherapy-related research on women’s health has been increasing. Keep on top of the latest …
Help us improve PEDro
The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) is used by clinicians, researchers, educators and students around the world to support evidence-based physiotherapy practice. We’re taking a closer look at the PEDro website, and we’d love your feedback. …
DiTA update (2 February 2026)
DiTA contains 2562 records. In the 02-02-2026 update you will find: 2264 reports of primary studies, and 298 reports of systematic reviews. For the latest primary studies and systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic tests in physiotherapy …
Systematic review found that dry cupping for treating musculoskeletal pain compared to placebo is very uncertain.
It has been proposed that dry cupping can improve musculoskeletal pain. The mechanisms are currently unknown and it is possible that treatment efficacy is as a result of the placebo effect. This systematic review aimed …
Korean PEDro website updates are live!
We’re excited to share new and updated Korean-language resources on the PEDro website, making evidence-based practice even more accessible. PEDro thanks HyeonJoon Kim (Seoul Society for Korea Physical Therapist Association) for providing the translations to …
PEDro update (2 February 2026)
PEDro contains 67,267 records. In this update you will find: 50,120 reports of randomised controlled trials (49,143 of these trials have confirmed ratings of methodological quality using the PEDro scale) 16,304 reports of systematic reviews, …
United by Unique – World Cancer Day 2026
World Cancer Day (4 Feb) is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), working to unite the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, promote greater equity, and integrate cancer control …
